Cash register and indicator



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W. H. CLEASBY. CASH REGISTER AND INDIGATOR.

Patented NOV. 17, 1896.

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W. H. CLBASBY.

CASH REGISTER AND INDIGATOR.

v 110.571,720. .Patented Nov. 17, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT CEETCE.

VILIIIAM II. CLEASBY, OF HARTFORD, CONNEC"ICUT, ASSIGNCR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO ALICE F. CLEASBY, OF SAME PLACE, ANI) J. B. CHAPMAN du CC., OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACIIIISETTS.

CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 571,720, dated November 17', 1896.

Application illed June I3, 1895. Serial No. 552,742. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.' springs hold the ratchet-wheels and the reg- Be it known that I, TILLIAM 1I. CLEAsBY, istry-wheels so that under ordinary usage a citizen of the United States, residing at they rotate free on the shaft as one part, but

Hartford, in the eountyof Hartford and State this construction allows the registry-wheels 5 of Connecticut, have invented certain new to be accurately adjusted with relation tothe 55 and useful Improvements in Cash-Registers, ratchet-wheels and the pawls in such manner of which the following is a specification. that the numbers will appear in the proper The invention relates to the class of appaposition when the device is set and operated, ratus having movable linger-keys, numbered and this also so holds the wheels that they 1o to indicate different sums of money, that will rotate with the shaft when it is turned 6o when depressed advance independent wheels to set the wheels, although rotatingindepend bearing numbers on their peripheries te regentl y when theregister is being' used. Then ister the total amount of cash deposited in the set-screw lO is loosened, the shaft with the the till or cash-drawer, and which also have registry and ratchet wheels can be readily rotelltale disks that show the amount deposited tated by means of the handle on the shaft, 6* at the time. but when the shaft is secured against rota The object of the invention is to simplil'y tion cach registry and ratchet wheel may be and cheapen the construction of such a mamoved independently on the shaft. A perehine and make the action of the mechanisms foratcd bar ll, supported by the standards,

2o positive, so that the reading` of the amounts loosely holds above the wheels the shanks of will be certain, and also to provide a simple the `linger-keys l2, whose heads are numbered means whereby the numbered wheels can be to indicate'the various amounts of money, as quickly returned to zero to commence a new is common with this class of machines. The series of registry at the end of the desired shanks of these keys, which have rigid arms period. 13 and loose pawls il, are provided vwith 75 Referring te the accompanying drawings, springs that normally hold them raised. Figure l is a front elevation of the cash-reg- These pawls engage the ratchet-wheels on the ister with a portion of the front of the casing shaft below, and each lime a linger-key is deeut away to show the construction in the inpressed the registry-wheel beneath that key 3o terior. Fig. is a ve'rtical section of the mais advanced by the pawl and ratchet-wheel a 8o chine, and Fig. Sisadetail view of the wheel distance equal to one ligure on the wheel, advancing and setting mechanisms. which iigures are se placed on the wheel that In the views, l indicates the case, which is each one shows the sum of the amounts demade of wood or metal, as desired, with a till posited under that key.

or drawer 2 in the bottom for receiving the IIeld by arms projecting from the stand- 85 money. Near each end of this case, supards is a red l 5, secured to which are the ends ported by the base, is an upright standard 3, of a bail 1G, that extends across the machine temporarily fastened in bearings in which is below the arms 13, while projecting downa shaft 1.1.. This shaft has a handle 5 at one ward from the rod l5 is an arm 17, that enend and bears a number of wheels G, on the gages a spring-retracted lever 1S, the oppe- 9o peripheries of which are placed the numbers site end ef which lever passes through the that show the amounts of the sums deposited casing and is adapted to make contact with in the till. At the side of each of these num` a locking-stud 19, secured to the drawer or bered wheels and connected therewith is a till. Vhen a key is depressed, the arm 153,

ratchet-wheel 7, and each ratchet-wheel with secured to the sha-nk of that key, rocks the 95 its registry-wheel is frictionally held so as tov bail and the connected arm so as to escillate rotate with the shaft by means of the ends the lever and unlock the drawer, allowing it of a leaf-spring 8, that is secured to a collar to be pulled open. Cf course when the lever 9, set upon the shaft between each set of regis in its normal position and the back end is 5o istry wheels and ratchet wheels. These held up by means of the spring the forward roo end projects in front of the locking-stud, so that the drawer cannot be opened.

Supported by the arms of a bracket 20, secured to the inside ofthe ease, are rods 2l, that bear at their upper ends behind the glass windows in the case and the disks 22, that are numbered to correspond with the numbering of the keys, while thelower ends of these rods which form the stems of the disks are provided with spiral cams 23, in contact with which are the ends of the arms that project from the shank ot' the keys. These disks normally stand edgewise to the windows, and when a key is depressed its arm running down the spiral cam tends to rotate the disk opposite that key and leave it facing toward the windows in the case, so as to show which key was depressed. The arms lf3 are held to the shanks of the keys by set-screws, so they can be readilyadj usted to properly ride down the spiral cams and correctly turn the disks, so that they will show through the windows when the keys are depressed.

Held by arms 2st, projecting from near the top of the standard, is an arbor 25, on which is mounted a bail 2G, that extends across the machine just back of the disk-stems, and has an end projecting down into the drawer adjacent te a tripping-stur 27. A pin 28 projects out from each ofthe disk-stems, and connected between these pins and the bail 2G are springs 2). lVhen the disks are rotated so as to show the numbers, the pins stand at i ight angles to the springs, and when the drawer is opened the tripping-stud, by contact with the end, oseillates the bail in such manner as to exert a pull through the medium of the springs upon these pins, which are at right angles, and se turn the disks that they again stand edgewise. rlhus each time the drawer is opened all the disks are turned edgewise except that disk which is being turned toward the front by the key that is being depressed.

Secured to the case in front of the wheels are two small brackets 30, that support a rod 3l, with projecting lugs Projecting from the side of each wheel is a stud 33, and when this rod is turned by means of its handle 3l, as shown in Fig. 3, and is held in that position by means of a pin passing through a perforation in the red, the studs on the ratchet-whcels when they come around make contact with the lugs projecting from the rod, so that the ratchet-wheels cannot be further rotated. ly means of this arrangement at the end of a day, week, or any other period when it is desired to commence a newseries ofregistry the rod 3l is turned by its handle so that the lugs are in the path of the studs on the ratchet-wheels, and then the rod is prevented from further turning by means of the pin S5, as shown. After the set-screw lOhas been loosened the shaft at, bearing the numbered wheels, may be rotated by means of the handle 5 until the studs on the ratchet-wheels engage the lugs on the rod and can move no farther. These studs on the ratchet-wheels are so located with reference to the lugs on the rod that when they are all in contact all the zeros on the registry-wheels are in a row at the top of the shield 3G and ready te commence a new series of registry of amounts deposited in the till. The set-screw l() is then tightened, se that the shaft will not rotate, and the rod 3l is turned so that its lugs are out of the path of the studs en the ratchetwheels. Then the wheels are free to be advanced as before, through the medium of the direct action of the gravity-pawls on the ratchet-wheels by the depression of the keys. ln front of the numbered wheels a shield Se is usually secured so as to cover up all ofthe numbers except those that it is desired shall be read.

I claim as my inventionM l. In combinationin a cash-register, a case, a shaft loosely supporting a number of ligured wheels and an equal number of ratchetwheels connected therewith, an equal number of collars secured on the shaft between the adjacent sets of figured and ratchet wheels with spring-arms projecting from the collars and holding against the ratchet-wheels with a frictional grasp, vertically-reciprocating numbered keys supported above the wheels, the shank of each of said keys being provided with a loosely-held gravity-pawl and an adj ustable horizontal arm, numbered rotatable disks supported within the ease with wings projecting from the stems of the disks and normally making contact with the ends of the adjustable arms that project horizontally from the shanks of the keys, substantially as specified.

2. In combination in a cash-register, a ease having a cash-drawer, a shaft loosely supporting a number of figured wheels and an equal number of ratchet-wheels connected therewith,vertically-reciprocatin g numbered keys supported above the wheels, the shank of each of said keys being provided with a loosely-held gravity-pawl and an adjustable horizontal arm, numbered rotatable disks supported within the casing with wings projecting from the stems of the disks and normally making contact with the ends of the adjustable arms projecting from the shanks of the keys, pins projecting from t-he stems of the disks, a bail pivoted to the supportin frame, springs connecting the bail with the pins projecting from the stems of the disks, and a trip connected with the cash-drawer and making contact with a portion of the bail for oscillating the bail and rotating the stems of the disks when the drawer is moved, substantially as specilied.

3. In a cash-register in combination, a case having a cash-drawer and surrounding a supporting-frame, a shaft loosely bearing a number of figured wheels, an equal number of ratchet-wheels, and an equal number of collars with spring-fingers frictionally connecting the ratchetavheels and the iigured IOO IOS

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wheels with the shaft, vertically-reciprocating numbered keys supported above the wheels, the shank of each of said keys being provided with a loosely-held gravity-pawl and an adjustable horizontal arm, a rocker-shaft held by the frame, a bail connected with the rocker-shaft and extending across the frame below and in the path of the adjustable arms on the shanks of the keys, an arm depending` from the rocker-shaft, and a lever with one end engaging the rocker-shaft arm and the other end engaging a projection connected with the cash-drawer, substantially as specilied.

t. In a cash-register in combination, a case having a cash-drawer and surrounding a supporting-frame, a shaft bearing a number of figured Wheels, an equal number of ratchet- Wheels and an equal number of collars with spring-fingers that frictionally connect the ratchet-Wheels and the figured Wheels with the shaft, vertically-reciprocating numbered keys above the Wheels, the shank of each of said keys being provided With a loosely-held gravity-pand and an adjustable horizontal arm, numbered rotatable disks supported Within the case With Wings projecting from the stems of the disks and normally making contact with the ends of the adjustable arms that project from the shanks of the keys, pins projecting from the stems of the disks, a bail pivoted to the frame, springs connecting the bail with the pins projecting from the stems of the disks, a rod projecting downward from the disk-bail,atrip connected With the cash-drawer and making contact With the rod, a rocker-shaft held by the frame, a bail connected with the rocker-shaft and extending across the frame below and in the path of the adjustable arms on the shanks of the keys, an arm depending from the rockershaft, a lever with one end engaging the rocker-shaft arm, and a catch connected with the cash-drawer for engaging' the other end of the lever, substantially as specified.

5. In combination in a cash-register, case having a cash-drawer and surrounding a supporting-frame, a shaft provided with a handle at one end and supporting a number of figured Wheels and an equal number of ratchet Wheels frictionally connected with the shaft,vertically-reciproeatin g keys supported above the Wheels, the shank of each of said keys being provided with a loosely-held gravity-pawl, a rotatable rod supported by the case and extending across the frame adjacent to the ratchet-Wheels, pins projecting from the side faces of the ratchet-wheels, an equal number of lugs projecting from the rod, a handle for rotating the rod so that the lugs may be moved into or out of the path of the pins projecting from the side faces of the ratchet-Wheels, and a pin for locking the rod with the lugs in the path of the pins, substantially as specified.

(i. In combination in a cash-register, a ease having a cash-drawer and surrounding a supporting-frame, a shaft removably held by the frame and provided at one end With a handle, a number of iigured Wheels loosely held by said shaft, a number of ratchet-Wheels supported by said shaft adjacent to each iigured wheel, and a number of collars secured to the shaft and bearing spring-iin gers that hold the iigured Wheels and the ratchet-Wheels by frictional contact, numbered keys having a vertical reciprocation through perforations in a portion of the frame above the Wheels, the shanks of which keys bear vertically-adjustable horizontal arms and loosely-held gravity-pawls, rotatable disks supported by the frame, Wings projecting from the stems of the disks and adapted to make contact with the arms projecting horizontally from the stems of the keys, a bail rotarily supported by the frame and connected With the stems of the disks by springs, a rod projecting from the bail through the case into the cash-drawer, a rocker-shaft supported by the frame, a bail connected with this rocker-shaft and extending across the frame in the path of movement of the horizontally-adjustable arms of the key-Shanks, an arm projecting from the rocker-shaft, a lever with one end engaging the rocker-shaft arm, a trip device connected With the cash-drawer and making contact with the rod proj ecting from the diskbail, a catch connected with the cash-drawer and engaging the free end of the lever, arod extending across the frame in front of the Wheels, said rod being provided with a handle and a number of projecting lugs, pins projecting from the faces of the ratchetwheels, a key for holding the rod so that the lugs are in the path of the pins projecting from the ratchet-wheels, and a shield extending in front of and covering a portion of the peripheries of the figured Wheels, substantially as specilied.

WILLIAM II. CLEASBY.

Witnesses:

H. R. WILLIAMS, C. E. BUCKLAND.

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